You can configure Firefox to use Kerberos for Single Sign-on. In order for this functionality to work correctly, you need to configure your web browser to send your Kerberos credentials to the appropriate KDC.The following section describes the configuration changes and other requirements to achieve this.
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In the address bar of Firefox, type
about:configto display the list of current configuration options. -
In the Filter field, type
negotiateto restrict the list of options. -
Double-click the network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris entry to display the Enter string value dialog box.
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Enter the name of the domain against which you want to authenticate, for example,
.example.com. -
Repeat the above procedure for the network.negotiate-auth.delegation-uris entry, using the same domain.
Note
You can leave this value blank, as it allows Kerberos ticket passing, which is not required.
If you do not see these two configuration options listed, your version of Firefox may be too old to support Negotiate authentication, and you should consider upgrading.
You now need to ensure that you have Kerberos tickets. In a command shell, type kinit to retrieve Kerberos tickets. To display the list of available tickets, type klist. The following shows an example output from these commands:
[user@host ~] $ kinit
Password for user@EXAMPLE.COM:
[user@host ~] $ klist
Ticket cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_10920
Default principal: user@EXAMPLE.COM
Valid starting Expires Service principal
10/26/06 23:47:54 10/27/06 09:47:54 krbtgt/USER.COM@USER.COM
renew until 10/26/06 23:47:54
Kerberos 4 ticket cache: /tmp/tkt10920
klist: You have no tickets cached